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We all know about Brian Kelly's tendency to throw people under the bus when things go bad, and it's no surprise he'd try it again.


Back in 2011, during one team meeting, he went into full purple face mode, screaming at the team.

He had basically praised the guys that he brought in along with his favorites such as Tommy Rees, and utterly trashed the guys who Charlie Weis brought in, asserting that there was a big difference in the levels of heart, strength, moxie, etc.

Manti Teo (and a lot of the juniors and seniors) was utterly pissed at him, and even said later (may have been at a players-only meeting) that he would still play his heart out and give it his all, but that he was now playing for himself and his fellow players, not for Brian Kelly.


In 2016, after that loss to Duke, he blamed Deshone Kizer for the loss, asserting that he hadn't been playing up to standards.

Of course, he overlooked the small fact that Kizer threw for close to 400 yards, was also the team's leading rusher for that game, and put up 35 points, while Kelly's buddy, Brian Van Gorder, made the defensive calls that gave up 500 yards of offense to another 4-8 team.


Link: https://www.nola.com/sports/lsu/brian-kelly-lsu-football-coach-athletic-director-scott-woodward/article_2f239322-063e-491c-9817-b29767f23f90.html